On the eve of the 1987 hajj pilgrimage, around 400 people were killed in the clashes between mostly Iranian Shia pilgrims, ...

Tawaf: circumambulation of the Ka'bah Tawaf Al-lfadha: tawaf for Hajj. Tawaf Al-Wadaa: farewell Tawaf. Uhud: the name of a mountain in Medina and the site of the battle by this name. Umar: the second ...

Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Dubai: Saudi authorities have ramped up preparations at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina rolling out a comprehensive service plan to accommodate the influx of ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

NAHCON has allocated 5,216 Hajj slots to Sokoto State ... having secured accommodation in Mecca and Medina, finalized catering services, and arranged comfortable camp facilities for pilgrims.

The latest group of the guests were received at Medina’s Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz ... of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Programme for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit. They are hosted in four groups ...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has decided to ban children from accompanying Hajj pilgrims. In a statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, several new regulations regarding the Hajj ...